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OZARKS MISSOURI The News-Leader Missouri agencies musS cut more from budgets 2B Friday. September 6, 1991 Court saps stretched state funds; officials plan to challenge judge sending payments when the spending to-'. tailed $150 million in May, he said. The state is challenging Clark's order to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St Louis, and wants a quick hearing, Moody said.

However, he said the state is bracing lose the money if the appeals court orders the payments. Court-ordered desegregation payments are sliced off the top of Missouri's budget, Bemoaning the rising costs, Moody "This isn't a bottomless pit we are dealing -with in terms of revenue." However, he said, "We cannot ignore the court order. This is an unplanned thing." share of the costs. Ashcroft had previously cut or withheld $216.3 million from Missouri's $8.9 billion budget to avoid a deficit. He blamed sluggish revenues, the national recession and increased federal requirements for Medicaid spending.

An average of 12 percent of planned agency spending was withheld, although education absorbed smaller percentages 5 percent for higher education and 3 percent for elementary and secondary education. Those actions, announced on the eve of the new fiscal year which started July 1, led to more than 500 layoffs in the Department of Mental Health and program cuts and spending squeezes elsewhere. Moody said the new withholdings would affect all agencies. But he said public schools and higher education would be "hit real hard" by the new actions. The round of additional withholdings was prompted by a recent order from U.S.

District Judge Russell Clark, which increased the state's obligations in the long-running desegregation case, Moody said. Moody said the state previously believed its Kansas City desegregation spending for capital projects would be limited to about $150 million through this fiscal year because of a prior court order. It stopped memorandum distributed Thursday. Gov. John Ashcroft's spokesman, Bob Ferguson, said department heads had been told to quickly come up with plans for reducing their spending.

"We will look at the plans and decide what to do next," Ferguson said. The state is under court order to pay all desegregation costs the Kansas City School District cannot afford, as well as its own The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY State agencies are preparing to have another $71 million withheld from their previously slashed budgets so Missouri can make additional court-ordered school desegregation payments in Kansas City, officials said Thursday. Commissioner of Administration James Moody said all state agencies were told to prepare to lose the money by Oct 1 in a Kate weighs in at 338 pounds charges dismissed against ex-Springfieldian At what age will Kate be weaned, and what will she eat then? She will be weaned at 1 to 3 years old, then she will eat hay and grain. How long will Kate stay at the zoo? It is possible she'll stay here permanently but may be moved at 6 to 8 years of age. How fast do elephants grow? They gain about 2 pounds per day when nursing.

When does an elephant reach adulthood? Elephants reach adulthood at 18-20 years old. She'll weigh 6,000 to 8,000 pounds and stand about 8 feet tall at adulthood. Each foot will be about 40 inches in circumference. Why do females come to the zoo for breeding? Because of the sophisticated breeding facility which is capable of housing the huge, dangerous bull elephants. It's one of only a handful of zoos these capabilities.

Will Pinky and her baby be kept with the others? They live in the elephant building in the main1; part of the zoo. Tuffy will be intnK: duced gradually as an "auntie" to Kate. Once they are all comfortable with each other, Tuffy could be moved to the same exhibit Zoo hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the end of September.

lit -October, hours will change to 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Admission: $1.75 for children 3- 12 years; $3 for adults. From Our Staff Kate, the baby elephant at Dick-erson Park Zoo, went on display Thursday.

Here are some facts about Kate: Weight: 338 pounds. Height: 39' inches at top of back. Trunk length: About 15 inches. Back foot circumference: 19 inches. Front foot circumference: 20 inches.

Parents: Pinky and Big Mac, both of Dickerson Park Zoo. How does the baby elephant nurse? She moves her trunk aside and nurses through the mouth. How much milk does she drink each day? About 1-2 gallons. Convicted K.C. representative to lawmalcer to run again seek re-election after check-kiting plea, prisonf The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY Rep.

Henry Rizzo, recently released from federal prison, said Thursday he will seek re-election to the Missouri House next year, although he likely will face a colleague in the Democratic primary. The Kansas City lawmaker began serving a three-month misdemeanor sentence on July 30 after entering a plea in a check-kiting case. He began his sentence at the minimum-security federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan. Rizzo, 38, was transferred Aug. 28 from the Leavenworth facility to a federal halfway house in Kansas City, where he is to remain until Oct.

28. Then, he is to be on supervised release for one year, Joseph Brandenburg, deputy chief U.S. probation officer in Kansas City, said Thursday. Rizzo entered an Alford plea in March to being an accessory after the fact to check-kiting. The charge involved floating checks between banks writing bad checks on one account to cover shortages in another.

Under an Alford plea, a defendant doesn't admit guilt, but acknowledges there's enough evidence for conviction. Rizzo was indicted in November 1990 on 16 counts of check-kiting and one count of felony conspiracy. Rizzo may leave the halfway house for a job, but must return at the end of the work day and spend his weekends there, Brandenburg said. "He remains legally in federal custody," he said. Rizzo said he didn't consider his political career to be over.

"Absolutely, I will seek re-election," he said. A proposal by the House Apportionment Commission puts Rizzo in the same district as Rep. Ronnie DePasco, D-Kansas City, a longtime colleague. Police arrest 2 suspects in Springfield burglaries DismissFraud FROM PAGE 1B "The United States is not aware of any prejudice to the defendant because of the alleged conflict of interest," Bunch said. In legal documents, Bradshaw said his law firm represented Rob-bins during bankruptcy proceedings, but he did not assist with the case.

Jones said he did not discuss the Robbins case with his wife. "I specifically advised my wife to not disclose her work on that case with me so as to avoid any conflict," Jones said. However, Robbins said he feels Jones has a conflict of interest and a DAILY RECORD BIRTHS BOYLE, Lester J. and Shanna Lynn (Wolf), 926 E. University, Springfield, a girl, 10:04 a.m.

Sept. 2, St John's. COOK, Kenneth and Mary Jo (Chronister), 305 W. Adams, Pierce City, a boy, 9:46 p.m. Sept.

4, Cox South. DEMTF, Michael John and Carmen Rachelle (Laney), 1523 S. East State, Springfield, a boy, 1:50 p.m. Aug. 18, St.

John's. DOBBS, Lee and Michelle (Papen), Route 2 Box 280-165, Brookline, a boy, 1:09 p.m. Sept 4, Cox South. Dodson, Rick and Lori Ann (Young-berg), Cassville, a girl, 5:50 p.m. Sept.

3, St. John's. FOSTER, Daryl and Karri (Green), 1406 West Catalpa, Springfield, a boy, DEATH NOTICES Dorothy Cohn, 54 WAYNES VILLE Services for Dorothy Cohn, Waynesville, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Waynesville Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Cohn, a homemaker, died at 7:48 a.m. Wednesday in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m.

today in the funeral home. Marian Louise Dernbach, 84 KIMBERLING CITY Services for Marian Louise Dernbach, Kimberling City, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of the Cove Catholic Church. The body has been cremated under direction of Stumpff Funeral Home-South. Mrs.

Dernbach, a homemaker, died Thursday in St John's Regional Health Center, Springfield. John Anthony Gillenwaters, 41 Memorial services for John Anthony Gillenwaters, Sabine Pass, Texas, formerly of Springfield, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in East Grand Church of Christ Mr. Gillenwaters, a park ranger, died Thursday, August 29, in a work-related accident in Sabine Pass. Frances Inez Hanna, 76 LOCKWOOD Cremation for Frances Inez Hanna, Lockwood, was under direction of Lockwood Funeral Chapel.

No immediate services are planned. Mrs. Hanna, a homemaker, died at 2:37 a.m. Thursday in Cox Medical Center North, Springfield. Lowell Lindberg 'Lindy' Huntington, 64 LEBANON Graveside services for Lowell Lindberg "Lindy" Huntington, Lebanon, will be at 2 p.m.

today in Lebanon Cemetery under direction of Holman Funeral Home. Mr. Huntington, a gasoline station attendant died at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday in Lebanon Care Center. Section credits Page Design by: Jennifer Morris Headlines by: Jane Bennett, Jennifer Morris, Julie McMahon, Ed Peaco, Dick Shelton, Sandra Wcodard Editing by: Louise Whall, Chick Howland, Connie Farrow, Chris Sifford Death Notices: Amy McCann Fraudulently transferred real estate in Christian County.

Fraudulently transferred shares of Spectrum Cellular Corporation. Fraudulently transferred a 1973 King Air C-90 airplane. Fraudulently transferred real estate in Galvenston County, Texas, and Copiah County, Miss. Fraudulently transferred real estate in Oklahoma County, Okla. Knowingly withheld stock certificates, canceled checks, bank statements, loan documents and warranty deeds from the bankruptcy trustee.

SHROCK, Willie and Miriam (Miller), Route 1 Box 344, Buffalo, a girl, 2:23 a.m. Sept. 4, Cox South. TURNER, Matthew Glenn and Angela Jeanne (Kee), 1012 E. Rosebriar, Springfield, a boy, 10:35 a.m.

Sept. 1, St. John's. VELLIQUETTE, Douglas and Jennifer (Costantino), 3321 W. Regal Court, Springfield, a girl, 11:09 p.m.

Sept 4, Cox South. WARD, Steve and Gwendolyn (Sullivan), 212 Scott Wayne Nixa, a girl, 5:34 p.m. Sept 4, Cox South. WEST, Tammy, 1440 North Ethyl, Springfield, a girl, 12:29 p.m. Sept.

4, Cox South. WIDENER, Johnnie Dale and Stacy Lynn (Johnson), 2540 N. Delaware, Springfield, a girl, 11:18 a.m. Sept. 5, St John's.

WOLF, Jonathan and Cheryl (Fara-bee), Route 1 Box 745, Rogereville, a girl, 7:52 a.m. Sept. 4, Cox South. ZOLLMAN, Dianna, 1133 North Park, Springfield, a girl, 11.42 a.m. Sept.

4, Cox South. Hazel Darlene Snider, Aurora, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Monett IOOF Cemetery under direction of Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home, Monett. Mrs. Snider, a homemaker, died at 1:45 p.m.

Wednesday in her home. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today in the funeral home. Mary Anne Thornton, 40 NEW YORK Memorial services for Mary Anne Goeden Thornton, New York, formerly of Seymour, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Trinity Church, Marshfield.

The body has been cremated. Mrs. Thornton, a homemaker, died Monday, Aug. 26, in her home from cancer. Furl Cletus Todd, 67 ROBY Services for Furl Cletus Todd, Roby, will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday in Craig Hurtt-Bradley Funeral Home, Mountain Grove. Burial will be in Hill-crest Cemetery, Mountain Grove. Mr. Todd, a retail business owner, died at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield.

Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today in the funeral home. Irv E. Watson, 70 MOUNT VERNON Services for Irv E. Wataon, Mount Vernon, will be at 2 p.m.

Monday in Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, Aurora. Burial will be in Maple Park Cemetery, Aurora. Mr. Watson, a retired oil tank agent died at 2:45 p.m. Thursday in his home.

Other Deaths Listed below are notices of recent deaths of present or former residents of southwest Missouri. More details will be published when information is available. Helen Miles, 76, Springfield, died at 9:05 a.m. Thursday in St John's Regional Health Center. Arrangements will be announced by Thieme Colonial Chapel.

Raymond R. Powell, 87, Springfield, died at 6:13 p.m. Wednesday in St. John's Regional Health Center. Arrangements will be announced by Walnut Lawn DeGraffenreid-Wood Funeral Home.

Vena Viola Roberts, 91, Galena, died Wednesday evening in Lawrence County Nursing Home, Mount Vernon. Arrangements will be announced by Snapp's Funeral Home, Branson. Mary Elizabeth Thomas, 84, De-Soto, Texas, formerly of Walnut Grove, died at 1:10 a.m. Wednesday in Charleston Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Texas. Arrangements will be announced by Wilson-Brim-Daniel Funeral Home, Ash Grove.

judicial commission should investigate the handling of the bankruptcy matter. "You could probably do a movie," Robbins said. A grand jury indicted Robbins last February. The indictment alleged Robbins: Lied when he said he did not borrow any money from banks in 1987. Lied when he said 11th and MacArthur Properties did not have any assets.

Lied when he said the Finley River Ranch Company did not have any income when he knew the company received $64,861 from the sale of an airplane. 9:30 p.m. Sept. 4, Cox South. GRAY, Charissa, 1521 West Lynn, Springfield, a boy, 10:52 a.m.

Sept. 4, Cox South. GROSS, Amy, Route 1 Box 25, Crane, a girl, 1:54 p.m. Sept. 4, Cox South.

HENDRICKSON, Steve and Rita (Rogers), 408 Eagan, Republic, a boy, 1:47 p.m. Sept. 3, St John's. KROPF, Harold and Carrie (Kemps), Route 1 Box 307-B, Buffalo, a girl, 11:03 p.m. Sept.

4, Cox South. LAKEY, Tim and Tami (Chambers) Route 1 Box 660, Bois D'Arc, a boy, 6:30 p.m. Sept 4, Cox South. MORLAN, Rex and Janet (Reynolds), Route 2 Box 245-A. Miller, a girl, 3:20 a.m.

Sept. 4, Cox South. NORTH, Michael and Karen (Jef-fries), 4028 West Hialeah, Springfield, a girl, 6:57 p.m. Sept 4, Cox South. SCHOCKLEY, Timothy and Jan-nifer, 345 Pine Avenue, Monett, a boy, 2:37 p.m.

Sept. 4, Cox South. SHIRLEY, Timothy and Peggy Ann (Sewell), Box 185, Crane, a girl, 12:03 p.m. Sept. 4, Cox South.

Hazel C. Lawrence, 89 Cremation for Hazel C. Lawrence, Springfield, was under direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Mrs. Lawrence had requested that no services be held.

Mrs. Lawrence, a children's home supervisor, died at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday in Primrose Place. Verline Frances LeGrande, 72 Services for Verline Frances LeGrande, Springfield, will be at 10 a.m. today in Bass Chapel Baptist Church, near Strafford.

Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Klingner Mortuary. Mrs. LeGrande died at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday in Maranatha Manor. Kevin Lynn Massey, 22 HOUSTON Services for Kevin Lynn Massey, Houston, will be at 4 p.m.

Saturday in Gentry Funeral Home. The body will be cremated. Massey, a laborer, died at 9 a.m. Thursday in Houston Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in a car accident. Charles E.

'Mack' McDonald 37 Services for Charles E. "Mack" Mo-Donald Springfield, will be at 2 p.m. today in Praise Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens under direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Mr.

McDonald died at 8: 18 p.m. Tuesday in Cox Medical Center North of cancer. Marie Medley, 78 FAIR GROVE Services for Marie Medley, Fair Grove, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Springfield.

Mrs. Medley was found dead at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in her home. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Eva E. Penland, 99 Services for Eva E. Penland, Springfield, will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery.

Mrs. Penland died Tuesday in St John's Regional Health Center. Leah Margaret Rushing, 83 Graveside services for Leah Margaret Rushing, Lynwood, formerly of Springfield, will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Brookline Cemetery under direction of Klingner Mortuary. Mrs.

Rushing died Sunday in Stevens Hospital, Edmonds, Wash. Hazel Darlene Snider, 57 AURORA Graveside services for E. Battlefield Road on April 8. Nothing was taken after the burglars failed to crack a safe. The now closed Savings Zone, 1534 S.

Glenstone Ave. on April 10. The burglars realized the business was closed before moving next door to the Old Country Buffet at 1536 S. Glenstone Nothing was taken. Ramey's Market, 1445 W.

Kearney St. on April 11. They took more than $800 in change and cash from a safe they pried and chiseled open. Harter House, 1500 E. Republic Road on May 17.

An undetermined amount of cash was taken from a cash register. Stockham said information from St. Cloud, led to the two men's arrests and they are thought to be responsible for similar burglaries there. Officers from Branson, and Stone and Taney counties are also interested in the two men regarding burglaries there, he said. No charges had been filed Thursday.

Jury convicts Joplin man for drug sales From Our Staff A federal jury Thursday found a Joplin man guilty of three drug! charges. The jury convicted Robert Rus- sell McClelland 60, of conspir- ing to distribute cocaine and two counts of distributing cocaine. Jurors returned the verdicts about 11:30 a.m. in U.S. District Court in Springfield.

They had deliberated about l'a hours. Judge Russell Clark allowed McClelland to remain free on bond and ordered a presentence investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Johnson alleged McClelland sold drugs in Jasper and Newton counties in September 1989. Defense attorney Patrick Deaton contended government agents exploited McClelland's financial trou--bles and solicited him to sell drugs.

They showed McClelland largiB sums of money and tried to encourv age him to participate in illegal ac- tivities, Deaton alleged. The maximum penalty for the! conspiracy charge is a 40-year pris-! on term and a $2 million fine. The maximum penalty for the distriblj-, tion charge is a 20-year prison term and a $1 million fine. Campbell United Methodist Church and was' formerly employed with the Internal Revenue! Service. Survivors include a daughter, CarolynnJ Chittim, of the home; son, Clayton Orandview; a sister, La-; Dene Hammond, Springfield; three grand-: daughters, Tiffany Lynn Chittim, Leslie Christine Chittim and Sarah Elizabeth Chittim; and a great-grandson, Jeri- miah Eugene Sandifer.

Graveside services will be at 1 1 a.m. today lit Greenlawn Memorial" Gardens with the Richard Blackman offK' dating under direction of I Greenlawn Funeraf -Home North. By Robert Keyes The News-Leader Information from Minnesota and two southwest Missouri counties led to the arrests of two men in Lakeview this week. The men are suspects in a series of Springfield rooftop business burglaries, police said. As many as six charges could be filed against the two men, ages 38 and 26, Springfield Police Sgt.

Dan Stockham said. Additional charges may be added, he said. The two allegedly used pickaxes, pry bars and saws to cut holes in six Springfield businesses earlier this year before prying and cutting into safes looking for cash. The total amount they're alleged to have taken is unknown. Sometimes they got nothing, sometimes they took hundreds of dollars, police said.

The businesses hit were: Glen Block Hardware, 1675 E. Seminole St. on March 25. About $300 was taken from a locked file cabinet, Bombay Bicycle Club, 1610 Obituaries Anthony Leroy 'Tony' Adams Tony Adams, 21, Springfield, was born on July 13, 1970. He left this world on Sunday morning, Sept.

1, 1991 to be with his natural mother, Maria Kessler and grandpa, Leroy Arthur, as a result of a car accident on Saturday, Aug. 31, 1991. He is survived by his grandmother, Reglna Arthur; his brother, Mike; his stepfather, Rex Kessler; an aunt, Vicky Tichelkamp, Springfield; two uncles, Mike Arthur, Springfield and Dan Arthur, Singapore; and several cousins. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday In Herman be in closed of the Visitation 7:30 to the Forrest 'Bill' MIAMI, Miami, Sept.

1 Mr. Jan. 24, moved to three a life Post Paid announcements are arranged through southwest Missouri funeral home directors. Lohmeyer Funeral Home. Burial will Hazelwood Cemetery.

The casket will be at the beginning service. will be from 8:30 p.m. today In funeral home. retired as Master Sergeant, United States Army from Fort Leonard Wood in 1962. Forrest was the head bartender at the Shady Inn for over 20 years.

Survivors include a son, Donald Bailey, Houston, Texas; and a daughter, Carol Bailey, New Orleans, La. The body was cremated and will be placed In Springfield National Cemetery. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today, Sept. 6, in the cemetery.

Maxine Chittim Maxine Chittim, 72, Springfield, died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in her home. She was a member of I Bailey Okla. Forrest "Bill" Bailey, 71, Okla. was found In his home.

Bailey was born 1920 in Zanes-field, Ohio. He had from Springfield Miama, Okla. only years ago. He was member of VFW 2688 in Miami. He.